San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, (center) is joined by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, (left) and Assistant Police Chief Kevin Cashman, in front of the much maligned nightclub, "Suede" in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday Apr. 15, 2010, as Herrera announces that he has filed a lawsuit to shut down the club after a shootout last February left one person dead and four others wounded. The club is currently closed after their license was revoked for thirty days on April 5th.

With political allies like this, does Board of Supervisors President David Chiuneed enemies?

Chiu, who by virtue of his office arguably has the inside track on becoming Lt. Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom'ssuccessor as mayor, came under fire Friday from a fellow member of the progressive majority on the board's left flank, the latest in a week of jabs or slights.

Supervisor Chris Daly said in a blog that "progressive San Francisco has a once in a generation opportunity" to capture the mayor's office. He touted the credentials of other fellow progressives but said Chiu "must realize that he can no longer slip in as the 'placeholder' candidate for the progressives."

Certainly Chiu is the most centrist of the board's six progressives, and Daly blasted him for cutting "deals behind progressive backs with the mayor on the budget."

This came after Daly and two other supervisors introduced a proposal this week to begin the process of appointing an interim mayor, rivaling a proposal of Chiu's directing the board clerk to draft a selection process. Chiu also got lukewarm treatment in the liberal San Francisco Bay Guardian's cover story this week on picking the next mayor. Of course, City Hall types suggest that nothing could burnish Chiu's reputation with moderate and centrist voters more than criticism from Daly.

"After this attack, Supervisor Chiu is rethinking his potential support for a Mayor Chris Daly," joked Chiu's aide, Judson True.

A Los Angeles advertising firm has agreed to hand over $45,000 to San Francisco coffers after City Attorney Dennis Herrerathreatened a lawsuit over a guerrilla marketing campaign where 4,000 decals were glued to sidewalks to promote the social media game Mafia Wars.

As part of the legal settlement, Davis Elen Advertising admits no liability in the matter.

The decals, which looked like fake $25,000 bills, were plastered on sidewalks in 75 spots around the city last summer, promoting the Las Vegas version of Mafia Wars from Zynga Game Network.

The decals were placed by Trashtalk FCM, a subcontractor the advertising firm hired, according to settlement documents.

The city spent $1,700 removing some of the stickers before Davis Elen Advertising and their subcontractor removed the rest, Herrera's office said.

An attorney for Davis Elen Advertising could not be reached. A spokesman for Herrera said the $45,000 settlement means the company didn't profit from a marketing contract that resulted in vandalism.

- John Coté

And the winners are: With a few votes still uncounted in San Francisco, the race for three seats on the school board is a done deal.

Incumbents Hydra Mendoza and Kim-Shree Maufas will retain their seats on the board for another four years, joined by newcomer Emily Murase, a parent and executive director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women.

The three women beat out eight other candidates, including erotic service provider Starchild, who captured 13,511 votes at last count, or 3.6 percent of votes cast.

Mendoza had the most votes, garnering 21 percent, with Maufas and Murase getting about 14.5 percent.

The election results are likely to do little to change the direction of the board, which has focused on efforts to close the achievement gap and increase overall expectations, including a college preparatory curriculum for all high school students.